Foreign corporations as defendants
Applied in 24 court decisions — leading case Tyrus G. Smith Bonnie S. Smith v. Mack Trucks, Incorporated (1993)
Most recently applied in Informaxion Solutions, Inc. v. Vantus Group (June 2015)
1962 Code SECTION 10-214; 1952 Code SECTION 10-214; 1942 Code SECTION 826; 1932 Code SECTION 826; Civ
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
An action against a corporation created by or under the laws of any other state, government or country may be brought in the circuit court:
(1) By any resident of this State for any cause of action; or
(2) By a plaintiff not a resident of this State when the cause of action shall have arisen or the subject of the action shall be situated within this State.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.